Rain-water alarm.



G. STACHURA.

RAIN WATER ALARM.

APPLRCATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1912.

1,257,038. Patented Feb.19,1918.

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GEORGE STACHURA, 0F OTIHON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN STACHURA, 0F OTTHON, SASKAT JHENAN, CANADA.

RAIN-WATER ALARM.

Application filed September 13, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, Gnonca S ACHURA, a subject of the King of England, residing at Otthon, in the Province of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rainater A arms, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an alarm conveniently arranged where the same may be readily heard by the occupants of a building, the alarm being automatically set in operation dilling the falling of rain.

A, further object of the device is the provision of an alarm associated wit the eavestrough of a building and adapted for automatic actuation for notifying nearby persons that water is falling downwardly of the trough thereby advising them that it is raining so that they may take any necessary or precautionary acts that may be advisable.

A still further object of the device is the provision of a water actuated alarm serviceable in any connection where it is desired to automatically sound an alarm upon the accumulation of a small amount of water, the device being easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these general objects in view and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the ac companying drawings, and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of an eavestrough portion of a building provided with the present device, parts being broken away,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the alarm bell and its releasing mechanism,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the bell and Fig. 5 is a radial sectional view of the bell arranged in its mounted position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, a building 10 is illustrated having a slop ing roof 11 With projecting eaves 12, sub- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 191,170.

stantially the usual form of eaves-trough 13 being arranged beneath the outer edge lt of the eaves for catching the Water which falls upon the roof 11.

An outlet 15 is provided in the bottom of the trough 13 in communication with a down-pipe 16 carried by the trough 13 around the said outlet. A cup or bucket 17 of suitable dimensions is arranged within the pipe 16 normally held elevated adjacent the trough outlet 15 by means of a cord 18 passing through the outlet 15 and over a pulley 19 beneath the eaves 12. The cord 18 thence passes through an openin 20 in the side of the building 10, and over a sheave 21, and is connected to the outer end of the leg 22 of a rocker arm which is pivoted at 23 to a stud or post 23 carried by the wall of the building. The other leg 22 of the rocker arm has a notch 24 in which the free end of an alarm-lever 25 is normally held seated by means of a coil spring 26 connected at one end to the leg 22 and at its other end to the wall of the building.

A bell or gong 27 is carried upon a post 28 swiveled in a boss 29 on the side of the building 10 and has a spring 30, similar to a clock spring, encircling the post with one end of the spring attached to the post 28 and its other end anchored to a fixed stud 31. A hammer 32 is carried by the boss 29 formed of resilient material adapted to engage internal teeth 33 of the bell 27, when the latter revolves. The aforesaid alarm lever 25 is secured to a hub 34 carried by the bell 27 and provided with a turn plate 35.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent, the elements being normally positioned as herein illustrated. The water running down the roof 11 into the trough 13 passes through the outlet 15 thereof filling the bucket 17 Within the pipe 16. The

" deviceready for further use.

vised of the flowing of the Water through 'thepipe 16 may act accordingly, and thereafter when the rain ceases, and the Water no longer flows through the trough outlet 15 may disconnect the pipe 16 from the trough 13 and empty the bucket 17 so that the arm 22 will be again drawn to its normal position by means of spring 26 and upon Winding up the alarm spring30 by means of the plate 35, the lever 25 Will be again engagedhwithin the arm notch 24 with the It will be seen thata serviceable and inexpensive device is provided for automatically sounding an alarm shortly after it begins to rain and'substa-ntially as-soon as the eaves-trough of-the building begins the conducting of the Water from the roof.

What I claim as new is In" combination With an eaves-trough co ies ef thi s patent may .beobtained m having-anioutlet therethrough, a'pipe' depending from said trough surrounding the outlet, a cord extending through said outlet and beyond the trough, .a bucket Within" said pipe attached to the one end of the cord normally positioned adjacent said outlet, a revolving spring alarm adjacent the outer end of the cord, a rocker'arm pivoted adjacent the bell With one end thereof attached 30 to the outer end ofthe cord, a lever attached to the said bell, the said arm having a notch therein adapted for the retaining r'eception of the free end of said arm When the device GEORGE STACHURA;

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WM. R. PARSONS.

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